'I'm starting to agree with you': Trump eggs on 'lock her up' chant at rambunctious rally

Republican
presidential nominee Donald Trump flashes a thumps up at the
Gallogly Event Center on the campus of the University of Colorado
on July 29, 2016 in Colorado Springs,
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Donald Trump gave some fire to a crowd of supporters chanting
during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs on Friday.

While lambasting Hillary Clinton over the FBI's investigation
into her use of a private email server at the State
Department, the crowd reprised the anti-Clinton "lock her up"
chant that gained traction
during last week's Republican National Convention.

That chant was repeated vigorously throughout the
convention, but Trump had demurred when it broke out,
saying instead that he would beat Clinton on Election Day.

But the real-estate mogul signaled
his approval during the Friday rally. Speaking over the
chants, Trump said, "I've been saying, let's just beat her
on November 8."

"But you know what?" he added. "I'm starting to agree with you."

"Every time I mention her, everyone screams, 'Lock her up' ...
and you know what I do, I've been nice. But after watching that
performance [on Thursday] night — such lies — I don't have to be
so nice anymore. I'm taking the gloves off," he said.

The room erupted in cheers.

Clinton formally accepted the Democratic nomination for
president on Thursday night. In her prime-time speech,
she took several jabs at Trump, including one
line that attempted to sum up the Republican presidential
candidate in a nutshell.

Said Clinton: "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you
can trust with nuclear weapons."